# CVE-2022-49029: hwmon: (ibmpex) Fix possible UAF when ibmpex\_register\_bmc() fails

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.24

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (ibmpex) Fix possible UAF when ibmpex_register_bmc() fails Smatch report warning as follows: drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c:509 ibmpex_register_bmc() warn: '&data->list' not removed from list If ibmpex_find_sensors() fails in ibmpex_register_bmc(), data will be freed, but data->list will not be removed from driver_data.bmc_data, then list traversal may cause UAF. Fix by removeing it from driver_data.bmc_data before free().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2a13196ad41c6c2ab058279dffe6c97292e753a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/798198273bf86673b970b51acdb35e57f42b3fcb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24b9633f7db7f4809be7053df1d2e117e7c2de10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b2b67fe1339389e0bf3c37c7a677a004ac0e4e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90907cd4d11351ff76c9a447bcb5db0e264c47cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45f6e81863747c0d7bc6a95ec51129900e71467a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e65cfd1f9cd27d9c27ee5cb88128a9f79f25d863
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2a87785aab0dac190ac89be6a9ba955e2c634f2

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